Flowergirl

Hey @Flowergirl - good to hear from you

Thank you!

Hopefully susan shore pulls it off and this device will help those of us in need :) @Flowergirl

I say lots of prayers day and night!

Not as intense today. Thank Goodness

Same. Except I'm usually working on a college project in tandem with reading/writing posts.

Would you rather be alone with your T running loud or have some company i.e. a spouse who's not really 'around?

Definitely do some research regarding different antidepressants especially with tinnitus. Some people they help greatly and with others it can be the opposite. Talk with your Dr too.

Ty @Strawberryblonde .my pcp prescribed imipramine but idk why I'm leary of it

Imipramine helps me sleep better. Well that's something I guess :-|

We should all be so lucky to have an Audiologist as determined as my new one!

Nice! How'd it go?

Thanks @Joe Cuber . Still using loaners. Getting my own ReSound rechargeables in May. The training is like she talks about how she's hoping to program them so I have settings to meet the needs. I haven't been wearing them on (amazing, fantastic) light days or using the L one because I can hear on that side. Idk if that's right or wrong. at this point im just trying to hang in. Good luck everybody.

Hi @NYCGuy I quit getting in bec I'm just keeping head above water

@NYCGuy ty for checking on me. I really hope you are doing well

Hey there, welcome to this community! You can use the search function to see all my comments over the years.

I volunteer a lot of my time to help this community (next to a full-time day job) by: 1) maintaining and improving this website; 2) creating the Tinnitus Talk Podcast; 3) working on tinnitus research projects; 4) doing a lot of admin work for Tinnitus Hub (our non-profit).

You can find a recent example of my work for the community here: https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/palm-springs-hearing-seminar-december-2022-coverage.50522/ . This is where I feel I can add most value, by reporting to you guys about what's going on in the research and clinical space.

I would love to spend more time directly engaging with the community, but next to all the tasks and projects mentioned above, a busy day job, and other life responsibilities, I have to prioritize. I always wish I could do more for the comunity, it's a source of constant frustration for me :(

@Flowergirl - I don't feel more deaf when my T is absent. I feel like I can hear better. I don't have hyperacusis, but I have reactivity. High-pitched sounds like sqeaky shopping cart wheels will ramp up my reactivity.

Husband has taken up harmonica learning via YouTube. Omg some of those notes are piercing. Good ol cotton balls stuffed in ears

@SamRosemary I went a couple years with no breaks then I got 2 and 3 days off last May. I thought it was over. Nope. Since then I get a break hopefully once a week right about when I'm at wits end. So very happy for your 5 day day break :-) !

@martinberryhorse how I wake up pretty much dictates the rest of the altho it may get a bit louder towards end of day . Never goes down during the day.

Mine is the same way. What I wake up to is what I get for the whole day. Today and yesterday were silent for me. Tuesday was loud.

Ty@kingsfan. I like the colorful earplugs singers wear. Must be a way to go from conversation to singing somehow control what comes in & out (?) I want to get out & sing some but the electric noise is so loud

My new audiologist recommends Mumbo earplugs she gets from Amazon

Nothing so far, OTO was a big dissapoiment and had high hopes. I'm waiting on Susan Shore device.

@NYGuy you've been on here awhile ty for keeping up w/me. I hope u r well

@Flowergirl That sucks. :(

Good luck! I haven't heard of that clinical trial

@Joe Cuber : Ebselen (SPI-1005) for people with Menieres syndrome and tinnitus. Menieres is inner ear F up & causes Hyperacusis, tinnitus & for many poor souls, vertigo. I only have 2 out of 3.

Walking bare-foot outside lately? :)